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So I've got my son's placenta in my fridge... what now?

Your wife is supposed to eat it. That's what animals do. It brings her blood health right back up to normal and fully healthy after the trauma of the birth.

She can eat it raw, or you can fry it with some onions. It tastes just like fried liver then. I'm not kidding.

It'll be the best for your wife and the baby.
 
dukebound85 said:
lol i wouldnt keep it
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lol ****

Jade Cambell said:
It brings her blood health right back up to normal and fully healthy after the trauma of the birth.
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Mmmm, no. It has to do with hormones, not 'blood health'.

maestro55 said:
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I has to agree with those who suggest finding a lab that will store it. Stem-cell research is very promising and I am glad to see people are getting options now when it comes to storing the placenta for harvesting stem cells if needed.
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True, but it depends on what condition it's in. Has it been contaminated in the fridge? If you freeze it, the expansion of water at 4 degC will cause the cells to lyse and ruin it for any medical use. Contact a lab ASAP and see if that's still an option at this point.
 
maestro55 said:
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I has to agree with those who suggest finding a lab that will store it. Stem-cell research is very promising and I am glad to see people are getting options now when it comes to storing the placenta for harvesting stem cells if needed.
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Without proper post-term handling I doubt that a reputable company would agree to freezing the tissue. It is likely that it does not contain viable cells after a few hours, unless frozen.
 
Jade Cambell said:
Your wife is supposed to eat it. That's what animals do. It brings her blood health right back up to normal and fully healthy after the trauma of the birth.

She can eat it raw, or you can fry it with some onions. It tastes just like fried liver then. I'm not kidding.

It'll be the best for your wife and the baby.
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Ugh, just the thought of that makes me want to go vomit.

Although, despite that, I must say I do support the mother in law idea :D
 
Fuzzy14 said:
This thread may gross out many readers, the title says it all. If you think you will be offended then please read a different thread.

First good news: my wife gave birth to my son on Thursday morning. Yay! Everything going well, he's got jaundice due to a minor problem but both should be out before Christmas.

Shock 1: after delivery the hospital offered us the placenta to take home. Didn't know they did that.
Shock 2: The wife said yes.

So I've now got a placenta sitting in my fridge (next to my beer) and I don't know what to do with it. Before anybody suggests it, I am not keen on eating it, although I am tempted to stuff the turkey with it and feed it to the mother in law for Christmas dinner.

Any reasonable suggestions? I've read about people burying it in the garden and planting a tree on top. Anybody else did something like this?
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Your wife is supposed to eat it. Why would you defy nature? Go look it up. Find out why it's essential for her health that she eats it.
 
I'd eat it which is weird as I'm vegetarian due to not being able to stomach meat, cannibalism doesn't make my stomach turn like it does or animal meat :S
 
shecky said:
eat it with some fava beans and a nice chianti?

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Good Lord that post made my day. lol :D

Wouldn't it be great to totally horrify your son out of the house when he turns 18 by eating the placenta for dinner one night only after you told him it was pork roast?

I know you don't want to eat it but...maybe a few years from now. And don't start bashing me on the accuracy of my statement that placenta has the same tenderness and appearance as pork roast. I'm having Christmas dinner tomorrow where there will be pork roast.
 
If it's been kept in a fridge the stem cells might not be viable anymore. I thought that it had to be deep frozen rather promptly. I don't know for sure though.

Seems like such an odd thing for them to offer you take home. I've heard of the tree thing, which since you have it, sounds like the most non-scary thing to do with it.
 
your probably stuck with it now!?
I know if it were me I wouldn't know what to do about it, but couldn't throw it away fearing that it has been part of a living organism, MY living organism.
I would have a guilty conscience!

I would never have brought it from the hospital :)


Congratulations to you and your wife btw :)
 
I've never seen a placenta before, I'm going to Google it.

Edit: It's a facehugger without any legs!
And I'm skipping breakfast.
 
"Excuse me? Hi. I wonder if you can recommend me a good wine to go with this placenta?"
 
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found this. yuck! recipes for placenta.

http://www.twilightheadquarters.com/placenta.html

The Critics Rave!
When I asked what it tasted like they said it tasted like Filet Mignon. No joke. -calvinsmom
I believe long ago when a mother lost alot of blood the placenta gave her a boost of nutrition and nurishment. -nursing mother
It is the only peice of meat you can eat that you don't have to kill to do so.... -Augustine
Yummy! I ate some of mine. I heard about the benefits so I did cook it and it was very good. -Chanda ​
 
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